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Brad Barber

MD: Frederick
 
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Frederick native Brad Barber was elevated to head coach of the Hood College mens lacrosse program in July 2013.

Frederick native Brad Barber was elevated to head coach of the Hood College mens lacrosse program in July 2013. In his first season, the Blazers posted a two-win improvement over the previous season and registered the first Commonwealth Conference win in program history with a 21-3 win over Alvernia. As a team, Hood scored 111 goals, the second most in school history. Defensively, the Blazers allowed the third fewest goals in school history (157). The squad also won 58 percent of its faceoffs (second). James Weger and Randolph Clark were both named to the all-conference team, the first time in school history the Blazers gained multiple selections. Barber served as a graduate assistant for the Blazers during the 2012 and 2013 seasons after completing his playing career at Division I Robert Morris University. Hoods 2013 squad set a school record for faceoff percentage and produced the programs first two all-conference selections. Barber, the eighth head coach in program history at Hood, was hired at 23 years of age, tying him for the youngest coach in Division III at the time. In high school, Barber was a four-year starter for the Tuscarora Titans. He continued his career as a reserve on defense at RMU, where he contributed to the growing success of the Colonials' program. In 2011, the Colonials posted a record of 9-7 and advanced to the inaugural Northeast Conference tournament as the No. 3 seed. Barber has been actively involved in the lacrosse community, giving private lessons and volunteering with the Western Maryland Youth Lacrosse organization to help young athletes learn the game of lacrosse and grow interest around the area. Barber has coached with many high school level club programs to help young athletes work towards their goal of playing at the collegiate level. Most recently, Barber was a speaker at the 2013 U.S. Lacrosse Convention, where he spoke to over 150 youth and high school coaches about team and individual defense. In 2012, he established the Maryland Lacrosse Showcase Frederick, Md., one of the largest recruiting events of its kind on the East Coast. Going into its second year, the showcase has attracted over 550 athletes from 37 states, five Canadian provinces and Europe.

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